Vacation memories

1. Walking in the house and seeing this.



2. Kenzie and I holding hands at the water’s edge. Every time a wave approached, we would defiantly “ROAR” at the water to make it go away. Most of the time it would work and the water would recede in defeat. We would laugh and feel empowered. Every once in a while it would charge towards us, unresponsive to our roars. We would turn around and run, giggling, towards the dry sand so that the water couldn’t “get us”.



3. Coming back to the house after being outside in the wind and rain. Feeling warm and tired. Drinking a glass of wine. Looking out the window to see the waves crashing onto the beach.



4. Proudly watching Sebastian as he mastered crawling.



5. Lying in bed at night, in a warm cocoon of blankets and hand made quilts, the pillows cool on my face, listening to the rain, looking at the stars in the black sky.



6. Going out for fish and chips (fresh catch of the day). Watching “Omi” tickle and play with her grandchildren. Listening to Kenzie giggle as she tickled Omi back.



7. Afternoon naps.



8. Sitting in the living room in the evening, fire crackling in the fireplace, kids in their pajamas watching TV.



9. Watching the sun go down over the ocean.



10. SHOPPERS HEAVEN!! Outlet malls! New clothes, new toys, fun, fun, fun.

11. Watching the kite fly 300 feet up in the air. Feeling the tug of the kite on the handle in my hand. Laughing as I watched Omi try to catch the handle of her kite as it ran away from her… scurrying along the beach just out of reach.



12. Going out for a drink with CJ while Omi stayed home and put the kids to bed. Enjoying our time together, knowing that the kids were well taken care of.

13. Seeing kenzie on her dad's shoulders flying a kite.



14. Feeling the sun on my face as I took a walk on the beach with Sebastian in the backpack and Kenzie. Watching Kenzie jump over the footprints in the sand. Collecting sand dollars and making sand castles.